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DS: "In the 18th century, if you were part of the Virginian gentry, your Anglicanism was very austere and restrained." TH: "I like that in Anglicanism." In a recent episode of The Rest is History , discussing George Washington, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland sounded as if they were recruiting for the ' New Georgians '. An 'austere, restrained Anglicanism', after all, could very well act as a summary for that which New Georgians seek. It is a description which brings to mind places that the New Georgian soul will cherish. Places like The Middle Church , in the heart of Jeremy Taylor country. Old St Stephen's, Fylingdales , North Yorkshire. St David's, Manordeifi , Pembrokeshire.  St Andrew the Apostle's, Bayvil , Pembrokeshire. Pohick Church , Virginia. Old Wye Church , Maryland. Christ Church, Lancaster , Virginia. Old Trinity Church on Maryland's Eastern Shore.  Old St. Edward's Church , Clementsport, Nova Scotia.  Old Holy T...

Theologian Andrew Davison is one of the very interesting scholarly voices in contemporary Anglicanism. With Alison Milbank, he wrote For the Parish (2010), a key text for those reasserting the centrality of the parish in the face of the insubstantial alternatives proposed by 'fresh expressions' thinking. Why Sacraments? (2013) offered an engaging sacramental theology, rooted in Catholic thought but also open to Reformed insights.  Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine: Exploring the Implications of Life in the Universe (2023) provides a serious Christian approach to the possibilities of life elsewhere in the universe. Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics (2020) provides one of the most significant contemporary explorations of a theme which has gained renewed attention in both Catholic and Protestant thought.  Davison is, then, a weighty theological voice. He also stands firmly within the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Both of these factors give...